Geophis juliai explained

Geophis juliai, also known commonly as the Tuxtlan earth snake, Zurtuche's earth snake, and la minadora de Julia in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, juliai, is in honor of Jordi Juliá-Zertuche, who was a Mexican entomologist and herpetologist.^[2]

Geographic range

G. juliai is found in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. juliai is forest, at altitudes of .

Behavior

G. juliai is terrestrial and semifossorial.

Reproduction

G. juliai is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexican Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 572 pp. .
• Pérez-Higareda G, Smith HM, López-Luna MA (2001). "A New Geophis (Reptilia: Serpentes) From Southern Veracruz, Mexico". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 37 (2): 42–48. (Geophis juliai, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).

Notes and References

1. www.reptile-database.org.
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]